Connecticut
27 Hartford residents displaced after apartment fire
Twenty-seven people have been displaced in Hartford after an early morning fire burned through a multi-family home on Saturday.
The Hartford Fire Department says they received the call just before 6 a.m. for a third floor fire on Lawrence Street.
“Scary, you know? They lost everything,” said Oscar. He said his family are some of the residents now displaced from the fire. He said he thanks God that everyone got out safe and is fine.
The Hartford Fire Department says the fire was heavy on the third floor but was under control quickly.
They say there were no injuries to firefighters or those who lived in the apartment.
“Especially around the holidays, it’s horrible,” said James Ramistella. “I saw people scrambling, but other than that I’m glad everyone got out.”
Neighbors we spoke with say the scene was hard to see and hear because so many people lived in the complex.
Now three families, made up of 19 adults and eight children, are currently unable to live in the apartment building.
“At a motel right now. Everybody moved yeah, my family moved over there,” Oscar said.
The American Red Cross is assisting by providing the people with supplies and helping them with a long term plan.
Fire officials said this incident is still under investigation.
Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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